WHITE DEVIL

64 Hometowns

The sun began to rise at the eastern end, telling everyone that a new spirit had come. There was a loud crowing of roosters, the sounds of goat-breathing and the moaning of cows filled the farm.

In front of the farm was seen a grandfather whose whole hair had been perfectly bleached. He wears a white T-shirt and shorts while getting ready to look for grass for his cattle.

He was also wearing a worn straw hat that had been broken, not knowing what the reason was, but the grandfather had always been wearing the straw hat.

“Oh Haz, congratulations to. Hey there's Sheiny and Arif, too. Good morning.” Greet the grandfather with a distinctive tone accompanied by a smile.

His tooth was already visible.

“Gunan grandfather, good morning.” Reply Arif while waving his hands from a distance.

Grandpa Gunan approached with quick steps. Although he was over eighty, his spirit and strength were still young.

“Hahaha, Sheiny is beautiful once today. You didn't choose her the more your companion Arif.” Grandpa Gunan's laughter was wide.

Grandfather's sentence made Arif and Sheiny throw a blushing face at each other. “You must look after Arif, and Sheiny you must obey Arif. Hahaha I want to go back to your time.” Reveal the grandfather who continued with a loud laugh.

Arif and Sheiny glanced at each other while sighing in a short sigh. Grandpa Gunan was very happy to tempt the two when they met on the road, even before Arif and Sheiny became a legitimate couple, Grandpa Gunan had even betrothed the two.

“Why where, it looks like it will travel far?” Guess Grandpa Gunan.

“True, we will go to Arif's hometown. There are patients we have to take care of.” Sis Haz replied as she reached into his pocket.

In the right hand of Kak Haz looks something wrapped in fainting leaves. “This is the concoction that grandfather asked for.” Said Brother Haz offering the concoction.

“Wah, this grandfather is already senile. Thank you Haz.” Reply Grandpa Gunan was happy, he accepted and directly put it in his pocket.

“Grandfather wants to find grass first, please continue your journey. Hope you guys get there safely.”

“Thanks grandpa.” Answer the three simultaneously with a slight bow of the head.

They walked quite far. Through the center of the village and continue to walk East to the buffalo train stop. Getting there is quite time consuming, the sun has been high, the wind has felt hot.

Arif fulfilled what he had said. He was at once a tremendous shame. Brother Haz watched his daughter-in-law with laughter.

Arif is really holding Sheiny. Step slowly, holding back the feeling of tension in the heart. This was the first time for Arif to hold his wife. “This is very different than it used to be when carrying mom.” Inner Arif.

Sheiny is like that too. He gripped Arif's shoulder firmly with his face down to hide something that was blooming there. It feels like this makes his body temperature rise drastically.

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All three have been on the buffalo train now.

Sitting there was very trembling, Sheiny even had to hold back her vomit. His face looks very sorry.

The car was old, in addition to the road was not flat, a lot of gravel that makes the car always vibrate and shake the stomach of the passengers. Arif asked the coachman to stop so that Sheiny could vomit first.

Arif kneaded Sheiny's nape so that his wish was completed faster. Brother Haz patted his forehead, he didn't think this would happen.

After a long period of rest Sheiny was getting better and the journey continued. Luckily the road was flat so that the coachman could speed up his car a little and there were no annoying shocks.

“This, thanks for the ride.” Said Arif while giving a fee to the coachman.

“It's okay, I'm the one who should be thanking you. This way I can feed my wife's child.” Reply the coachman was happy. He went with his horse-drawn carriage.

Arif is leading in front.

His stomach feels nauseous.

Arif tried to hold him.

Step by step began to tread the land of his birth. There is a sense of joy and sadness that comes together, the first time Arif came to is his dilapidated home.

Some time he looked at her, Sheiny and Sister Haz seemed surprised by Arif's behavior. Both let.

Arif sculpting in front of his house is still intact and dirambati many vine plants. Surely the people were so afraid of him that even his house was not touched in the slightest.

The three continued their journey to the house in question. Arif entered the yard with trembling and sweating steps. Sheiny and Sister Haz beside her try to encourage Arif.

Inside the house lay an old man. It was white of her hair, wrinkled of her face, and there was no energy left from it.

The old man glanced at his guests with a weak look. “Have come?” Lirih.

The people inside the room glanced towards the entrance. Arif and Sister Haz step in first, Sheiny slingshot in the corner of the room.

Arif became a little nervous when Kak Melati approached Kak Haz. “Should've Kak Melati didn't know me.” Inner Arif, that was also what Arif expected.

Kak Melati then explained at length about his father who was sickly for a long time. Haz's brother listened carefully while Arif got the task to record some important things. After Kak Melati finished her sentence, she bowed back to where she originally sat.

“See the note Arif.” Pinta Kak Haz after both of them sat facing Mr. Melati. The old man looked very bad. His lips were very dry, his breathing was abnormal, he also hallucinated a lot.

“For us to be more focused, please father and mother to move from this space while.” Kak Haz said, looking at the people there.

Everything can understand, without lingering space it is only a few people. Sister Haz, Arif, Sheiny, Melati, her father, and sister.

Arif and Sister Haz started to work, very carefully.

First check to diagnose what diseases he may be facing. Haz's sister did various ways such as checking her heart rate, blood flow, breathing, and also by inserting certain drugs to see her reaction.

Everything was done carefully. One because it may be a contagious disease, two no one knows the disease, three Kak Haz do not want to take the risk.

As a doctor he devoted his life to saving his patients especially in this critical condition. Plus in this case it is not yet known what disease is being faced.

Sister Haz wiped the sweaty temple, trying as quietly as possible to think.

In addition, Arif helps several things such as preparing needs and ingredients for medicines to be prepared.

Arif's eyes looked at the old man lying helplessly.

Arif was driven from his hometown and Hanah, his mother, left him.

All hatred was piled up in the heart, but instantly everything broke to see the condition that sliced the heart.

Twelve hours have passed since the first examination. Mr. Melati has not shown any signs of better. The condition remains bad with a face that is even now more pale.

Sister Haz did not think about the disease that attacked Mr. Melati. The biggest challenge for a doctor is dealing with the unknown.

Every action becomes risky, wrong entry of drugs can endanger the lives of patients.

Haz asked for time to rest. For hours he was driven by fatigue and dizziness. Brother Haz looks very limp.

“Sorry, for today until here first.” Reveal Brother Haz with a deep breath.